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Washington Post's Express uses male symbol for cover story on women's march
Source: The Hill
By Joe Concha - 01/05/17 11:36 AM EST
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The Express the Post's free daily paper has since sent out tweets acknowledging the error.
Reaction on social media was swift, however.
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Gloria Steinem is the honorary co-chair of the march, along with Harry Belafonte.
The event will include actresses Olivia Wilde and Jessica Chastain, and comedians Samantha Bee and Amy Schumer.
Read more: http://thehill.com/media/312836-washington-posts-express-uses-male-symbol-for-cover-story-on-womens-march
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Washington Post's Express uses male symbol for cover story on women's march (Original Post)
riversedge
Jan 2017
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CBHagman
(16,986 posts)1. It's only January and the "Oops!" file is filling up...
...with a vengeance.
Henry Krinkle
(208 posts)2. "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
Ligyron
(7,633 posts)3. Sexist Pigs!!!
Pffffft...
LisaM
(27,813 posts)4. Best response I read:
"Hire more women".
brer cat
(24,577 posts)6. There you go!
riversedge
(70,242 posts)8. spot on. I bet it would have been spotted before it was published!!
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)5. whoopsie!
Initech
(100,081 posts)7. You had one job!
WilsonsWarbler
(15 posts)9. This is unbelievable.
Very sad and ironic.
Erasto
(18 posts)10. Clueless
I hope whoever approved that cover gets fired.
eppur_se_muova
(36,269 posts)11. Oh, that ... that's, um, a Volvo ad.
alarimer
(16,245 posts)12. But it's pink, so that's okay!!
(By the way I hate, hate, the pinkification of everything).
RobinA
(9,893 posts)13. Couldn't Agree More
and my favorite color is pink.